this question is in regards to when someone says my plant is in 1week or 2 week veg, etc... so my question is this. if i just planted a seed directly into the soil and it took a week to break through and sprout. would i be able to say its in "1 week veg?" or does the "veg" process start after it finally sprouts. so in theory it would take a week to sprout , then a second week to call it 1 week in veg?
That's not the veg stage. For the first 2-3 weeks of the plant's life it is a seedling, and that's after it crowns the top of the soil. After that, it is considered in veg state.